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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006459

Sheerwater

Sheerwater is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,655 residents in Woking. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,655

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,489

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,220.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

46.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.4%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Oakridge & Castlefield, Buckinghamshire9,775 residents · 47.5% owned · 22.8% no carQueens Park, Bedford9,778 residents · 50.9% owned · 27.2% no carWexham Lea, Slough12,503 residents · 47.4% owned · 20.7% no carFeltham East, Hounslow12,535 residents · 57.3% owned · 24.2% no carManor Park, Slough11,292 residents · 51.7% owned · 21.0% no carWealdstone South, Harrow11,773 residents · 46.4% owned · 33.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Sheerwater

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned46.5%
1,622 households
Private rented29.2%
1,020 households
Social rented22.9%
799 households
Shared ownership1%
35 households
Lives rent free0.4%
13 households
Sheerwater · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached32.3%
1,129 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement29.9%
1,045 households
Terraced26.8%
936 households
Detached6.4%
223 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.2%
112 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
33 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Sheerwater · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.7%
1,420 households
2 cars or vans in household24.5%
854 households
No cars or vans in household23.6%
822 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.3%
394 households
Sheerwater · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.6%
1,382 households
2 bedrooms25.7%
896 households
1 bedroom19.5%
679 households
4 or more bedrooms15.3%
533 households
Sheerwater · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.9%
1,986 households
One-person household25.7%
897 households
Other household types17.4%
608 households
Sheerwater · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household25.7%
897 households
2 people in household23.3%
813 households
4 people in household15.1%
528 households
3 people in household14.5%
506 households
5 people in household10.2%
357 households
6 people in household5.6%
197 households
7 people in household3.1%
107 households
8 or more people in household2.4%
84 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Sheerwater · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.9%
2,227 residents
15–2922.8%
2,430 residents
30–4426%
2,768 residents
45–6421.3%
2,266 residents
65 and over9%
962 residents
Sheerwater · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh50%
5,326 residents
White40.7%
4,334 residents
Other ethnic group4%
425 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.1%
332 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.3%
243 residents
Sheerwater · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.4%
2,518 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications24.4%
2,025 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.4%
1,109 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.6%
1,049 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
951 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.9%
325 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.8%
316 residents aged 16 and over
Sheerwater · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.5%
5,268 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.3%
2,758 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.2%
265 residents aged 16 and over
Sheerwater · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14%
1,161 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14%
1,160 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.8%
1,147 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.6%
1,130 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.8%
1,060 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.7%
802 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.9%
740 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8%
661 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
431 residents aged 16 and over
Sheerwater · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.2%
5,348 residents
Good health34.3%
3,658 residents
Fair health11.5%
1,228 residents
Bad health3.2%
336 residents
Very bad health0.8%
86 residents
Sheerwater · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87%
9,268 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13%
1,387 residents
Sheerwater · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40%
1,397 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.8%
1,249 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.1%
632 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.6%
195 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
17 households
Sheerwater · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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